The Witcher 3 Announced! Next Gen Confirmed

CD Projekt RED has provided the screenshots you see here from its current in-game assets running on its Internal PC development hardware. However, the renderer - the part of the engine that translates the game files into what you ultimately see on screen - is still in development and will boast significant improvements by the time The Witcher 3 ships. "Right now you see the game in the old renderer, but it's going to be taken to a truly next level," says gameplay producer Marek ZSiemak. In particular, the developers tell us that skin shaders and the dynamic lighting model will be markedly more advanced in the final version.

Clues build up information (like a Bestiary perhaps?)
Books garner information about monsters
Townsfolk provide information
Potions and such are important
Time of day and other conditions affect where monsters appear, and their abilities

[Some combat info]

Critical strikes in areas that matter depending on how much you learn about said monster
You can disable a vampires poisoning attack by hitting its venom gland (Vampires are poisonous?) or skewer BOTH ITS HEARTS with a thrust attack (instant kill)
Monsters drop loot like unobtainable alchemical and crafting ingredients for unique potion, mutagen and item crafting.
Provides income as well

Magical signs retooled
Igni = new flamethrower effect
The magic tree advancement allows secondary sign forms = ie. Igni and a 360-degree blast
Yrden = small trap can be modified into a larger field that slows any enemy

Other trees, Swordsmanship and Alchemy
New strikes under Swordsmanship, boosts like improved stamina and parrying
Mutation mechanic under a different development path
Not much information given about Alchemy path, other than it being based on potions

Horse could be used to access long term stash, as well as Inns
Team aware of frustrations of inventory management in The Witcher
Committed to a less tedious process

Crafting critical to maximize Geralts potential, but weapons and armor can be found in many ways
Players can customize their crafted weapons with some components, ie, monster scales for leather in armor

Each armor piece has unique appearance, new cloth simulation tech.
Barber is in from the get go. Dyeing hair is OUT OF QUESTION, White Wolf.

The Witcher 3 Announced for Next-Gen Consoles!

The world is said to be 30 times larger than the previous Witcher game, and bigger than the one seen in Skyrim.

Confirmed settings include "stormy islands to war-torn forests and a sprawling dark fantasy metropolis", while the story is said to see "a tired hero who wants to set things right but can't put down his swords until his conscience allows - if it ever does."

It was added that it won't feature any loading screens, and that monster hunting will be one of the new features available in the open setting.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

will be available on PC and "all high-end platforms available" in 2014, suggesting it will be released on next-generation consoles.

Have they ever come out and said so or just because they only have games for 360 and PC? Just wondering because I never heard anything about them coming out and bad mouthing the PS3.

They already moutibf the PS3 bad when they have released thier game only on garbage Xbox. In term of power for thier game. The PS3 is more powerfull than garbage Xbox in many ways but they didn't release it. So, for me, I would never support them at all and even their game on Steam is 9.99. (:

Eh, Don't really see the problem if they don't openly bash the system but hey to each his own. Just because ND develops on PS3 should MS owner boycott them because they only developed on PS3 if they decided to go multiplat? Idk entitled to your opinion but I don't really share it. I don't hate a company because they didn't develop on my console of choice.

Here is an article where CD Projekt Red talks about Witcher 2 possibility on PS3 about a year ago. Not like they are saying they hate the console.

I will not support this company as they didn't like the PS3. So, go to hell you and your game. I hope everybody will do the same.

This is one of the few competent developers that are actually pushing the technological envelope. The PS3 is additionally complicated to port over, especially for such an advanced game. As far as I'm aware The Witcher 2 barely made it over to the Xbox 360. Stop being a fanboy, dude.

I will not support this company as they didn't like the PS3. So, go to hell you and your game. I hope everybody will do the same.

$#@! me, you are a terrible fanboy.

CD Projekt are a relatively small Polish developer and publisher that simply don't possess the resources of EA, Activision, etc. They never turned down the PS3 outright but instead simply couldn't afford to release their games on all platforms.

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